The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 2056
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
8:56 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1648
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 283.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -11.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.45° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.08° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.